Okay, these pictures have been a long time in coming, but since my camera was stolen, I'm attaching links for some of the places I was able to visit on my drive from Auckland to Queenstown. It's not hard to see why people call New Zealand 'God's Playground.' Personally, I think God got it closer to perfect with this... http://z.about.com/d/shoes/1/0/f/x/Marisa_Miller.jpg
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/02/milleripod.jpg
http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/slideshow/17581/1.jpg
...but there's no Lonely Planet guidebook that gets me on the road to that, so I don't know where to find it. Here's my consolation...
Cathedral Cove (Coromandel Peninsula):
http://www.fritzswart.co.nz/images/Cathedral_Cove.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/36/85838316_242ba8577f.jpg
http://www.whitianga.co.nz/images/photos/g12.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Cathedral_Cove_(Coromandel).jpg/800px-Cathedral_Cove_(Coromandel).jpg
http://www.nzemigrate.co.nz/Images/cathedral%20cove.jpg
http://www.dayout.co.nz/public-files/pictures/10790.jpg
Mt. Maunganui:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Mount_Manganui.jpg/800px-Mount_Manganui.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Mt_Manganui_view.jpg/800px-Mt_Manganui_view.jpg
http://img3.travelblog.org/Photos/32422/151011/t/1081308-Mt-Manganui-0.jpg
http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B295FFF30-6D46-4306-A787-CDFDA9A41671%7D.JPG
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/F8AD208A-A690-414C-8543-5F88402F2F13/114697/p799gns.jpg
Lake Taupo:
http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/volcano/our-volcanoes/Lake-Taupo-28761-lge.jpg
http://www.brownbear.co.nz/assets/image/taupo.jpg
http://www.no1guide.co.nz/images/Lake_Taupo.JPG
http://www.ruggieroweb.com/New_Zealand/0204_lake%20taupo.jpg
http://www.amazingnz.com/lake-taupo.jpg
Wellington:
http://www.bioneural.net/images/enlarge/wellington-large.jpg
http://www.vroomvroomvroom.co.nz/content/files/images/photos/Wellington-Car-Rental--2.jpg
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3923408/2/istockphoto_3923408_wellington.jpg
Marlborough (Wine region):
http://www.justourpictures.com/newzealand/nzimgs/marlborough.jpg
http://www.totaltravel.co.nz/guide/photos/marlborough/marlborough_sound.jpg
http://williamjthompson.net/WJT/VineyardsLR.jpg
http://www.kiwicellars.com/images/vineyardmarlborough.jpg
http://www.clayridge.net.nz/images/clayridge-2006.gif
Nelson:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg/800px-Nelson_New_Zealand.jpg
http://www.english-schools.co.nz/Images/nelson.jpg
http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/u/ultraviolet/53.jpg
Abel Tasman National Park:
http://www.wayfaring.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/kayaking-in-the-abel-tasman-1.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/32/92478386_49471ca025.jpg
http://www.no1guide.co.nz/images/AbelTasmanNationalPark.jpg
http://www.newzealandcampervanhire.co.nz/images/image2_l.jpg
http://www.motuekariverhills.co.nz/rh_images/abeltasman_beach.jpg
http://www.visitingnewzealand.com/images/abel-tasman3.jpg
West Coast Highway (South Island):
http://www.wildweka.com/images/WestcoastMap.jpg
http://images19.fotki.com/v274/photos/5/54163/2725630/IMG_2891-vi.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1434/1036898253_243e80ea76.jpg?v=0
Lake Hawea (from West Coast Highway to Queenstown):
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/newsletter/images2003/2003-04-01_Batley-LakeHawea.jpg
http://www.travelfisher.co.uk/Photos/New%20Zealand%202004/D19%20Lake%20Hawea%204.JPG
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/137909394_7b803e0978.jpg?v=0
Franz Josef Glacier:
http://www.nzimpressions.com/site/images/54073.jpg
http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7BCE6317E6-A95F-479F-9DAA-AFF015E9DED1%7D.jpg
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/geo/people/andrew-mackintosh/franzjosef-glacier-march2005-accum.jpg
Lake Matheson:
http://lloydi.com/travel-writing/round-the-world-trip/_wallpaper/_wallpaper-Images/20.jpg
http://www.mypicture.dk/joomla/mambots/content/smoothgallery/cache/images/stories/gallery/nature/800x576-LakeMatheson_NewZealand.jpg
http://planetkiwi.net/lake-matheson-27.jpg
Haast Pass:
http://www.carrentalnewzealand.com/images/newzealandcarhire-haast.jpg
Wanaka:
http://www.alpenglow.org/paragliding/coast/cd-0527-015-diane-royspeak-lg.jpg
http://www.ethantw.com/images/photo_19full.jpg
http://www.cleangreen.co.nz/gallery1/wanaka/wanaka%20new%20zealand.jpg
Milford Sound:
http://danny.oz.au/travel/new-zealand/p/1669-milford-sound.jpg
http://www.globusjourneys.com/Common/Images/Destinations/milford_sound.jpg
http://lloydi.com/travel-writing/round-the-world-trip/_wallpaper/_wallpaper-Images/26.jpg
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/NewZealand/SouthIsland/MilfordSound.jpg
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1392268-Mitre_Peak_Milford_Sound-New_Zealand.jpg
Homer Tunnel (on way to Milford Sound; built from 1935-53);
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/112958216_71b0731b78.jpg?v=0
http://www.guide2downunder.com/new-zealand/pic5.jpg
Chasm Walk (near Milford Sound):
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa178/tonyclarehodge/Milford%20Sound/64b5b079.jpg
http://www.myspot.net/tlang/anz/P6120039.JPG
The road from Te Anau to Milford Sound:
http://www.gipp.com/pics/2004_NewZealand/_title/09-Te_Anau_u_Milford_04-12-28to30/0/title.jpg
http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/l/1/13837-mirror-lake-te-anau-to-milford-sound-new-zealand.jpg
http://www.photographybyjohncorney.com/landscapes/uploaded_images/Mountain_meadow_milford-766716.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/108619656_d9354bfd79_b.jpg
Queenstown:
http://landau.rice.edu/~aac/isec2001/qtown.jpg
http://img.thisismoney.co.uk/i/pix/2007/02/QUEENSTOWN_400x310.jpg
http://www.golfhighway.com/images/Queenstown-Golf3.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Queenstown_New_Zealand_September_07.jpg/800px-Queenstown_New_Zealand_September_07.jpg
http://www.gorentals.co.nz/cust/img/new-zealand/nz-Queenstown/queenstown1.jpg
http://www.poststar.com/sections/ae/10_list/images/5/queenstown.jpg
http://updatecenter.britannica.com/eb/image?binaryId=83816&rendTypeId=4
http://images.travelpod.com/users/kevandsian/rtw_2002.1092264780.img_3098.jpg (The Remarkables mountain range)
Friday, May 30, 2008
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